At this time, Li Juan woke up from her sleep. She asked me to go to the bathroom and wait until she had changed her clothes before she asked me to come out.
Without saying anything, I followed her instructions and walked into the bathroom, washing myself while waiting for Li Juan to call.
Within a few minutes, she said "Okay" and I walked out of the bathroom.
Looking at her haggard and bloodless face, one can imagine how tortured she was at night. Maybe she was just scared all night with her head covered in the quilt and didn't fall asleep at all.
"Li Juan, just wake up, I'm leaving first!"
I said goodbye to her and turned around to leave, but she stopped me again, "Zhang Ruoxu, you...don't...don't leave!"
I asked in confusion: "Are you still scared? It's okay. It's dawn. Wash your face well and go home!"
But she still refused to let me leave, and still begged me to stay with her.
I was stubborn and could only continue to act as her guardian here. For a long time, Li Juan and I were bored in this room. I was hungry and ordered two takeaways. He even brought the rice to Li Juan and asked, "Juanzi, do you want something to eat?"
She pushed the food away and asked apologetically: "Zhang Ruoxu, I feel guilty. I just left like this yesterday. How are Zou Lan and Chen Sanjun doing now? They will definitely hate me. Bar!"
After saying that, her tears flowed down, and she cried and said: "I really can't imagine what I would do if Zou Lan and Chen Sanjun came to see me? As friends, how can I have the face to see them? Woolen cloth?"
I thought that Li Juan would feel better after a good sleep and would no longer be so sluggish, but who knew that she was still suspicious. Worrying is completely unnecessary. When we left the bar yesterday, they were still surrounded by ghosts. I have doubts about whether Zou Lan and Chen Sanjun are still alive.
The two of us stayed in this room until the afternoon. Li Juan was really hungry and couldn't stand it anymore. She asked me to accompany her to the small restaurant downstairs, ordered an egg fried pancake to eat, and then took me back. In the hotel room, continue to rest.
Perhaps Li Juan's nerves were too fragile, and she always felt that Zou Lan and Chen Sanjun would come to find her, so she was still in a suspicious state. She was obviously an innocent woman in her early thirties, but now she looked down and out.
At night, with my constant comfort and persuasion, Li Juan finally stabilized her mood, but she still couldn't help crying and blaming herself. She kept wiping her tears with tissues, and the cylindrical trash can was filled with used tissues inside and outside.
Later, she called the person in charge of her company and said she wanted to take a few days off. I understand very well that she works in public relations, and in her current miserable and miserable state, she is really not suitable for the job.
Seeing her like this, I felt really uncomfortable, so I suggested: "Li Juan, how can you do this if you keep doing this? The long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain. How about we do one thing, which is to find out what happened in that bar and figure it out." What kind of accident happened in the bar? In this way, we will know the ins and outs of the whole thing, and you can stop being so suspicious and normalize as soon as possible. "
"To tell you the truth, I haven't slept all night. I couldn't sleep. As soon as I closed my eyes, my mind was filled with the terrible scenes in the bar. I have been thinking about this thing, but I was too scared. , I dare not mention it to you."
I expressed my understanding and said: "Okay, I understand what you mean! This matter needs to be investigated carefully, let's start from the Internet. From the surface, it is indistinguishable. You have to go through the dark network channels to investigate." come out."
"Okay, let me do it!" After Li Juan said that, she took her mobile phone and started checking it.
She is very proficient in the search function of the Internet. After all, she is a public relations manager. This is a basic skill. Soon, she found the registration information of Santattoo Bar on the dark web. The information is not much and not complete, it is just the most basic introduction.
"Three Tattoos Bar, officially opened on August 7, 2009, is located on the third floor of Building x, No. xxx, Gucheng Street, Xi'an. Contact number: 1xxxxxxxxx..."
Li Juan murmured to her cell phone and began to complain: "Hey, it has no useful value. Apart from opening it earlier, there is nothing special about it. What I want to know is not available at all." "
Afterwards, she searched the dark web for a long time about the news about the incident at the Three Tattoos Bar.
However, I spent a lot of time searching and searching, and only got a disappointing result, that is, I found nothing.
"Zhang Ruoxu, why can't you find some useful information? Could it be that the accident was not serious and the place is small and remote, so it did not receive the attention of mainstream media websites?" She was still very doubtful.
I shook my head and said: "You can find it on the dark web, but you didn't bother to look for it, right? In fact, the accident in this bar was a fire, and thirty people were burned to death, exactly three. Ten people, no more and no less. Come here, I checked the news about this bar on the dark web yesterday, and I will find it for you."
Just when I was using my mobile browser to look up yesterday's browsing history, I found that the website I had browsed before could not be opened. The network security department must have discovered the bad information and closed the website...
I was helpless and could only shake my head and said: "Now, it is no longer possible to find it through online information. We can only check it through friends on the police line. Maybe the local police know about the accident in this bar."
After my reminder, she immediately thought of a person and said: "The local police, our college classmate, monitor Jia Song, he is from Xi'an, and now he happens to be the person in charge of the Xi'an Municipal Bureau's Internet Security Department. Just so, how? You can ask him to find out the situation.”
"Yes, that makes sense. Since he is a member of the local police and the head of the network security department, he will definitely know everything about the area. You should call Jia Song quickly. He will definitely be able to help. of."
Li Juan dialed Jia Song's phone number without hesitation.
"Hey, is this Asong?"
"Yes, it's me, Sister Juan, what do you want from me?"
When they were studying in college, Jia Song and Li Juan liked to call each other this way, and their relationship was pretty good.
"Well, it's like this. I have something I want to ask you for help with! It's convenient for you! Help me check something." Li Juan went straight to the topic without any hesitation.
So, Li Juan told Jia Song the name of the bar and related information on the phone, and asked Jia Song to help investigate the matter of this bar. In particular, if you want to find out what accident happened, you must tell it clearly.
Coincidentally, Jia Song happened to be free now and had extensive connections in the local public security bureau, so he agreed immediately.
"Okay, what Sister Juan said is the most important thing. Just wait a moment and I'll check. You wait patiently for my call." At this point, Jia Song hung up the phone. .
Li Juan sat on the bed and waited anxiously. I saw her anxious and angry look, so I quickly comforted her: "Li Juan, nothing will happen. This matter has been reported as being blocked. The local police must know the situation. Wait a minute." Yes, there will definitely be news."
About an hour later, Jia Song's phone called, and the ringing tone was very pleasant.
"That's great, Jia Song, you finally called me. How is the matter I asked you to help investigate? Is there anything going on?"
"Sister Juan, look at how anxious you are. You don't even think about who assigned the task? I will definitely do it right away if you ask me to do it!"
"Then tell me quickly and stop hanging on to your sister Juan! What happened in that bar that kept it closed all night?"
"Uh...it was because of a fire. The accident was very big and violent. Thirty people died in the fire."
"It's a fire... Can you give me a little more details?"
"No problem, that's what happened. I heard that one night, someone deliberately set a fire in this bar. The person who set the fire also locked the big iron door. The fire spread quickly in the bar lobby. , no one inside ran out, and in the end, there were thirty people in total, including those who were burned to death, those who were smoked to death, and those who were suffocated. However, for such a big accident, the people above could not bear the pressure and were afraid of public opinion. To build momentum, I won’t let any news media come to interview and report, because the impact will be bad and I’m afraid it will become headline news. Hey, I said Sister Juan, I shouldn’t tell you so much, you have to keep it a secret from me, otherwise I’m going to be in trouble.”
"Don't worry, I will keep it secret. Do you know who started this fire?"
"The real culprit who set the fire has been absconding. After so many years, the police have been helpless and have not been caught until now. However, our insiders analyzed that the person who committed such a major crime was a colleague in the bar industry. He was jealous of this The business of my bar was so good that I set the bar on fire, but this method was too cruel and inhumane."
Li Juan and I immediately exchanged glances, and suddenly recalled that in the bar we went to in the early morning, we did see burn marks on the wall, and the entire wall was black. The burnt smell is very strong, and there are still a few evil spirits that have been burnt to charcoal and are wandering back and forth...
"The owner of that bar is quite sensible. After the incident happened, he stopped his business. He cleaned up all the traces in the bar and had the burned items removed overnight. He probably went out to hide, and after a while, the wind is less intense, so he can come back again." Jia Song on the other end of the phone analyzed it seriously.
Li Juan was almost out of breath after hearing this, as if she was the one being burned by the fire, and asked again: "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
"No more. I'll tell you all the information I've learned without reservation at all." Jia Song finally said.
"Okay, thank you then. I'll treat you to dinner alone later! Then I'll hang up first." Li Juan hung up the phone without waiting for Jia Song's reply.
After understanding this, Li Juan became even more frightened, as if she knew what the dark shadow she met in the bar in the early morning was. These are not human beings, they are the unjust souls of those who died in vain.
"Thirty people were burned to death... Thirty people were burned to death... Thirty people were burned to death..."
I don’t know if Li Juan was stimulated, but she kept repeating this sentence.
I quickly comforted and said, "Okay, don't think too much, I'm here! Now that the matter is known, you must forget it as soon as possible. Don't stay in Xi'an any longer. Just buy a high-speed rail ticket and go back to your home tomorrow." "
"Well, I listen to you, can you stay with me for one more night?" Li Juan begged.
I agreed.
It was late at night again, and Li Juan still didn't sleep. She was still sitting on the bed and feeling unhappy.
